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In this manual, anything displayed on the Cambridge Z88 screen is shown in a computer typeface, such as
Name of file to save
Anything that you should type at the keyboard is shown in a different typeface to designate the keyboard keys; for example
You are invited to a party
The keys on the keyboard with a special function are shown in the text with key legends. So, for example, if you are asked to type
myfile
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you would actually type the letters m y f i l e
and then press the
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In general, references to menu headings are in bold caps; for example LAYOUT.
References to individual commands are in bold; for example Save or Load.
References to options displayed by a command are in italics; for example Save only range of columns.
The 'Square' key is represented using the symbol, also identified as the
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The 'Diamond' key is represented using the symbol, also identified as the
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The cursor keys are represented as , , and key on normal PC.
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Note that if you attempt to move a block of slots to a new position which overlaps the same rows or columns as the original block, the error
Overlap
will be displayed.
Delete - BD
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Sort in reverse order: by default, the marked block is sorted into ascending order, and any slot references are updated as appropriate. Setting this option to Yes
will sort the specified column in descending order.
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Moves the cursor directly to a specified slot. After the prompt
Go to slot
type the coordinates of the slot you want to move to, followed by
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Moving within a line/slot
Cursor Right -
Cursor Left -
Moves the cursor to the next character in the slot, or the previous character in the slot respectively. Cursor Left will have no effect once the cursor reaches the beginning of the slot. Cursor Right will continue to move the cursor beyond the end of the slot, scrolling the slot left if it reaches the wrap point for the column.
Next Word - SHIFT
Previous Word - SHiFT
Moves the cursor to the first character of the next word in the slot, and the previous word in the slot respectively. If there are no more words in the current slot, Next Word will move the cursor to the first character of the next slot. Likewise, if the cursor is at the beginning of a slot, Previous Word will move the cursor to the end of the previous slot.
Beginning of Line -
Moves the cursor to the first character position in the slot.
End of Line -
Moves the cursor to the position after the last character in the slot.
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Moves the cursor down to the next row and to the first character position in the current column. If the cursor is at the bottom of the document, the command will add an extra row to the document.
Cursor Up -
Cursor Down -
Moves the cursor to the same horizontal position in the previous line and the next line respectively: the cursor remains in the current column. Cursor Up will have no effect if the cursor is already on the top line of the document, and Cursor Down will have no effect if the cursor is already on the bottom line of the document.
Screen Up -
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Screen Down -
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Moves the cursor up or down a screenful at a time. With borders displayed this will be five lines at a time.
Top of Column -
Bottom of Column -
Moves the cursor to the top or bottom of the current column in the document respectively.
Moving between columns
First Column - CFC or
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Using this command will insert a hard page break in the row containing the cursor. The command gives the prompt
Specify no. of unbroken lines No
Pressing
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V U T D K , SHIFT , SHIFT , | Rubout Delete character Insert/Overtype Insert character Delete word Delete to end of slot Insert reference Cursor left/Cursor right Previous word/Next word Beginning of line/End of line |
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- Save the document first, as the procedure will alter it.
- Mark as much of the document as you wish to examine or print out.
- Type ENT. Expression slots within the marked block will display the expressions they contain. Note that text slots will display the error
Typing error.
- Press Q to clear the marked block, and, if necessary, increase the column widths so that the full expressions can be seen.
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If no column is specified, the column containing the cursor will be assumed.
Margin Left -
Margin Right -
These commands allow you to move the right-hand margin for a number of columns simultaneously.
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- Set the widths of columns A, B, and C to 24, by giving the Width command on the LAYOUT menu with the options
New width 24
Specify column Yes A
New width 24
Specify column Yes B
New width 24
Specify column Yes C
- With the cursor in column A, move the right-hand margin to the right-hand edge of column A by pressing until until the right-hand margin pointer is just to the left of the A on the top border; see the diagram below. This will also position the left margin for columns B and C to the right-hand edge of those columns.
- Enter the Options Page, by typing O, and alter the Insert on wrap option to Columns by
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- pressing until the cursor is on the option line, and typing C to alter it to
Insert on wrap C
Press
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4. Type the required text into each column; it will format automatically within the column width.
Alignment
Text can be aligned in one of the following ways:
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You can return to a PipeDream document by pressing the
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Information lines
The right-hand column of the Options Page display gives information about the current document.
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Other options can be altered by moving the cursor to the appropriate item, with the and keysthe and keys, and then editing the item with the line-editing commands , ,
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Set to T (Text) to make the default slot format text slots, or N (Numbers) for expression slots. In Numbers mode there is no need to type X before entering an expression, and the cursor keys and will and will move directly between slots containing expressions; ie behave like
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